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Vin 06:41 pm UTC 09/03/08 |
| In reply to: | re: Maybe! - Smeghead 06:35 pm UTC 09/03/08 |
| Right. So, the rights COULD be licensed from Jim himself; not that he would likely allow this since he hasn't put his own version out in the U.S. yet. > Whoever owns the right to a song has first publication > rights. In this case Jim. After it has been released in > a country anybody can license a cover of the song. That's > my understanding as it was explained to me my people in > the industry. I think it is stupid. I think whoever > holds a copyright should have complete control over who > can and who can't use a song... But since Jim has not > released Safe Sex in America he holds first publication > rights and nobody can release it in America until Jim > does... even though it has been performed on stage in > America by TDE and you can import it on Pandora's Box. It > is because of this law that Meat was able to ruin all the > Steinman covers on Bat 3. It is why he performed Only > When I Feel on Tour... but when it came time for the Album > he could only release Break It because Jim had already > released Break It on the Wuthering Heights album but Jim > would not give him the rights to use Only When I Feel. > Meat told me that the people on Bat 3 (My guess is > Desmond) were urging him to just go ahead and record What > Party Of My Body Hurts the Most and release it even > without permission from Jim, but he didn't want to take > the chance. Apparently Jim gave him permission to use > Seize The Night and Cry To Heaven. > > > Does that mean the license to use it can not be obtained > > from Jim, or whomever legally controls the song? Surely > > the song exists, and SOMEBODY has the authority to allow > > its use, for a fee. > > > > > Safe Sex cannot be licensed in the US as it hasn't had a > > > US release. > > > > > > > Clearly they are existing; you can't license songs that > > > > don't exist. At least, I don't think you can. And if Jim > > > > were writing / had written specifically for this, it > > > > wouldn't technically be "licensing." But I digress.. > > > > > > > > I wonder what songs they might license that would fit > > > > something like this? "Original Sin," perhaps? "SAFE > > > > SEX????" If there's a big number for the "Ellen Aim" > > > > character, the Pandora's Box stuff is probably the best > > > > fit. Or maybe a rocked up verison of AKIATTTW??? > > > > > > > > I notice the film's poster features the tag line "Believe > > > > in Your Demons." That would make a great title for a > > > > Steinsong; sounds very much like a line Jim would use. If > > > > only... > > > > > > > > > They licensed two songs. I'll bet you a week's salary > > > > > they are existing songs. Jim hasn't written two brand new > > > > > songs for a Streets sequel. > > > > > > > > > > > Maybe two.... > > > > > > > > > > > > You know where the proof is ;o) | |
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